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The big data crossroads: Accounting education and the challenge of 21st century technology

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  • Fogarty, Timothy J.
  • Campbell, Cory

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Many believe that accounting education will soon be remade by the possibilities and probabilities of “Big Data” and other emerging technologies. Despite the complexities and challenges of the situation, accounting education must respond to changing demands of business and the accounting profession. This paper discusses the nature of the technological forces acting upon the academy and the economy to chart a course for accounting education. While this includes considerations for larger units of higher education such as the business school, most of the attention of this paper is on the reaction of accounting departments to redesign curricula, redeploy faculty and attend to attracting suitable students. The general message is that we must put our own house in order.

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  • Fogarty, Timothy J. & Campbell, Cory, 2024. "The big data crossroads: Accounting education and the challenge of 21st century technology," Journal of Accounting Education, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joaced:v:68:y:2024:i:c:s0748575124000307
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2024.100914
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